Hoof-pad



(No Model.)

C. H. DIX.

` HOOP PAL No. 576,559. Patented Peb. 9, 1897.

UNITED STATES cHAELEs n. D1x,`

PATENT OFFICE.

OF AKRON, OHIO.

HOOF-PAD.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 576,559, dated February9, 1897.

Application filed July 27, 1896.

To all whom it may concern.-

hoofs within the metal shoe from injury or the accumulation of snow,ice, or other foreign substances; and the object of my invention is toprovide a flexible pad that shall be interposed between the shoe and thefrog of the hoof, that shall be elastic, protect and cover the part, andprevent injury to the foot from bruise or wound by objects that mayreach between the hoof and the frog, prevent balling from theaccumulation of moist snow or other material in the space, and generallyto provide an elastic cushion for the hoof while retaining the metallicshoe.

To the aforesaid objects my invention consists in the peculiar and novelconstruction, arrangement, and combination of parts hereinafterdescribed, and then specifically pointed out in the claims, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar reference-lettersindicate like parts in the different views, Figure l is a plan of myimproved hoof-pad; Fig. 2, a section of the same at the line a; of Fig.1, and Fig. 3 a plan of a horseshoe adapted to be used with my improvedpad.

Referring to the drawings, A is a pad of vulcanized rubber of a shapeand size to rest within the horseshoe and being cut away in a V-shapednotch to fit about the frog of the hoof. At the line of the shoe thispad slightly exceeds the shoe in thickness, and thence decreases towardthe line of the'opening B for the frog, the surface being slightlyconvex. On the under face of this pad A is a layer C,

.of duck or canvas, cemented or otherwise attached to the pad, thatextends beyond the pad sufliciently to form a layer beneath the shoe.

Through the front of and embedded in the pad is a metal rod D, thatextends beyond the pad and a part Way across the duck, for the purposeof attaching the pad to the hoof,

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and near the heel on each side project rubber wings E E for a similarpurpose.

In the top or upper face of the shoe F, Fig. 3, are recesses G G toreceive the ends of the rod D, and near the heel are recesses H I-I toreceive the wings E E.

In applying my invention various sizes of pads will be constructed tomeet the requirements of different hoofs and shoes, and a suitable sizehaving been selected and the hoof having been prepared and trimmed, asfor shoeing, the pad is placed in position and the shoe placed on it andfastened to the hoof with nails in the usual manner.

Having thus described my inventiomwhat I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

l. An improved hoof-pad consisting of vulcanized rubber, conformed toiit the space inside the shoe and about the frog, equal to or exceedingthe shoe in thickness at the shoeline, and thence decreasing toward thefrog, with convex surfaces, and having extensions integral with said padto be clasped between the shoe and hoof, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. An improved hoof-pad consisting of vulcanized rubber, conformed to tthe space inside the shoe and about the frog; provided with a metallicrod embedded in said pad, and extending transversely in front of thefrog, and having its ends projected beyond said pad to entercorresponding indentations in said shoe, and projections to be insertedbetween the hoof and shoe, substantially as shown and. described.

3. The combination with a hoof-pad of vulcanized rubber, adapted to litwithin the horseshoe and about the frog, of wing-pieces extending fromsaid pad to rest between the hoof and shoe, a metallic rod embeddedtransversely in said pad with its extended ends arranged to fit inrecesses in said shoe, and a woven fabric cemented to said pad andhaving its edges extended to be clasped between the shoe and hoof, allconstructed and arranged substantially as shown and described.

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In testimony that I claim the above I herel unto set my hand.

CHARLES` H. DIX. In presence of- C. E. HUMPHREY, C. P. HUMPEREY.

